Dr. med. Janine-Ai Schlaeppi

Dr. med. Janine-Ai Schlaeppi

Specialist in neurosurgery

Certificates of competence

• Point of Care Ultrasound POCUS (SGUM)
• Radiation protection in neurosurgery (SGNC)

Interdisciplinary specializations

• Interventional pain therapy (SSIPM)
• Spinal surgery

Languages

German, Japanese, English, French, Spanish

Core competencies

• Neuromodulation (spinal cord stimulation, dorsal root ganglion stimulation, peripheral nerve stimulation, vagus nerve stimulation)
• Interventional pain therapy using X-ray and ultrasound (POCUS)
• Microsurgical, minimally invasive and endoscopic spinal surgery
• Manual medicine (diagnostics and treatment)

Career history

• 2025 - to date Partner physician at Hirslanden Salem Hospital, Bern
• 2025 - to date Inpatient physician at Hirslanden Klinik Linde, Biel
• 2025 - until today Specialist NPM Neuropraxis Biel
• 2025 - to date Specialist NPM neurology practice Münsingen
• 2023 - 2024 Senior physician for pain medicine, Biel Hospital Center
• 2017 - to date Senior Consultant at the Clinic for Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern
• 2016 Deputy Senior Physician Clinic for Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern
• 2015 Resident at the Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern
• 2012 - 2014 Resident at the Department of Neurosurgery, Aarau Cantonal Hospital
• 2011 Resident in Surgery, Biel Hospital Center
• 2010 Resident in emergency medicine, Hirslanden Bern
• 2009 - 2010 Junior doctor, Department of Neurosurgery and Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Inselspital Bern

Schools, studies & diplomas

• 2024 - 2025 Pain School International
• 2025 Master MAS Manual Medicine (SAMM)
• 2024 SPS Pain Specialist
• 2024 POCUS certificate of competence for ultrasound-guided interventional pain therapy
• 2023 Eurospine Basic Diploma
• 2022 Certificate of competence in radiation protection in neurosurgery (SGNC)
• 2022 Interdisciplinary focus on spinal surgery (SGNC and SO)
• 2021 Master in Translational Medicine and Biomedical Entrepreneurship at SITEM Bern
• 2018 Interdisciplinary focus on interventional pain therapy (SSIPM)
• 2016 Specialist title for neurosurgery
• 2014 EANS (European Association of Neurosurgical Societies) written specialist examination in Barcelona
• 2011 Basic surgery exam
• 2008 State examination in human medicine, University of Bern